Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Methoxychlor

Fort Detrick

Methoxychlor is an endocrine-disrupting, neurotoxic insecticide similar to DDT. Banned in the U.S. in 2002, methoxychlor was historically used on farm animals and in animal feed, lumber, gardens and agricultural crops.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.09 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.09 ppb for methoxychlor was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against hormone disruption.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 40 ppb

The legal limit for methoxychlor, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-202310426001ND
2018-05-09E18004053001ND
2018-08-102332019001ND
2019-04-013026562_005_006ND
2019-04-053026635001_AND
2019-04-16E19003479001ND
2019-07-263047972001_AND
2020-06-15E20003852001ND
2020-08-113120608001ND
2021-07-13E22000138001ND
2022-06-30E2300001201ND
2023-02-073286800001ND
2023-05-093302186001ND
2023-12-053335803ND